A Patriot's Report for the Restoring Honor Rally

Good morning all:

I joined 49 others of the local Tea Party organization, "Patriots 28560" for the 8 hour bus trip to Glenn Beck's rally on the mall in Washington. The crowd was spectacular and was the largest assembly I have ever seen. They were literally packed from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument. The estimates I have heard vary form 300,000 to 500,000. We were told that 50 busses were from eastern NC (Raleigh to the coast).

CLICK HERE for full report on our Restoring Honor Photos page.

Photos from the Restoring Honor Rally

Watching LIVE on Facebook

Fantastic! Bet they won't let Glenn come back again. Too much God... Faith, Hope, Charity. Scripture.

Wish I was there, but at least can watch live. Facebook live link in left column.

HUGE Turnout Reports one of our Attendees. Sharpton Rally has 20-30 in Attendance!

Just got a call from one of our Rally attendees. He says the entire Mall from Lincoln Memorial back to the Washington Monument is full and spilling out to the sides. And that they walked past a group of Al Sharpton protestors that totaled 20-30, at most. But to be fair, their rally doesn't start for a few hours. They'll still be lucky to garner more than a few thousand and that's being charitable.

Our friend who called has people around him from Pennsylvania, from the local area and from as far away as San Jose, California. Hope to get photos up soon, don't forget to watch the LIVE Stream on Facebook, link left column.

Bus Has Arrived at RFK Stadium

They made great time, voted to pass on the breakfast stop since everyone had brought a breakfast as well as sack lunch. My sister has been texting and calling me with updates. And it's a good thing they decided to get in as early as possible because one of the DC Metro lines that serves RFK Stadium to the Mall area is down for scheduled maintenance. The Blue line is down with two trains sharing the same track and massive delays.

So... there are hundreds in their group, walking down C Street to Pennsylvania Avenue (not the best of areas, but safety in numbers and there are police along the way) then to the Mall. They should be safely on Pennsylvania Avenue by now and those who need to, will take a break at the Capitol building before heading towards the Lincoln Memorial.

At risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist -- why scheduled maintenance today? Why are the elevators at Union Station listed as out-of-service for replacement? Why was this not posted earlier? I've been tracking the Metro status with a Droid app for weeks. Wonder what they have in store for us 912?

Headed to Restoring Honor Rally but No Live Blogging

Our group got underway at exactly 12:14 a.m. this morning. We got to the parking area at 11:30 and all but two families were already there! Meeting time was 11:30 - to midnight, so we had a very, very motivated group. Everyone as kind and thoughtful in person as they've been in our emails and phone calls.

But... I am sick with a sinus infection, fever and blood pressure is sky high. Saw my doctor today who said "No" to me going at least two dozen times. Which was about 18 more than his "No's" for me going to 912 last year. I'll admit that I was still planning to go, but felt absolutely awful come 11 p.m. with blood pressure still very high. That was the determining factor and with my sister ready to take over bus captain duties, I actually exercised good judgement and did not go. But just to make certain, Jason made me leave my pack and water at the house. He knew when I met everyone and saw the bus, that I'd change my mind and go. He was right, as usual.

So we got everyone checked in, went over what to expect, asked for questions (there were none, this group is fantastic!), offered a short prayer and everyone boarded and were underway on time. Photos below. Will update throughout the morning. Disappointment at not being with our group at the Rally is palpable. But there in spirit, like everyone reading this blog Saturday--

Havelock Bus is FULL

Thanks to everyone who has helped make this happen. Please visit the Restoring Honor CHECKLIST page, tab at top.

We will compile a Standby list in the event of cancellations.

TWO Seats Available, Havelock Bus to Restoring Honor Rally

Please see post below for how to pay securely with PayPal.

For everyone who is confirmed, please visit our Restoring Honor CHECKLIST page (top tab) for: Itinerary, Maps and Metro Info, Walking Considerations, What to Bring, and links to purchase handy (and lightweight) seat canes.

We will be emailing a blanket confirmation and attachment documents as soon as our last two seats are filled.

Only FIVE Seats Available, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday

Please email or call 252.259.0763 for PayPal payment information. We do not want to oversell seats.

Our bus is confirmed and we have five seats left. Once filled, we will take contact information for a Standby List in the event of cancellations.

Restoring Honor Rally -- 7 Seats Available -- Bus is PAID and We are Confirmed!

Whoo Hoo! We have paid for the bus and we ARE going to the Restoring Honor Rally! Wanted to update everyone on the status so you don't have to worry about transportation.

We have only SEVEN seats left for our Havelock charter. I'll be taking down the PayPal link when we get to five seats available to make sure we don't oversell. I'll continue to update the status under the Havelock bus banner with each purchase.

If you do NOT see a PayPal link, please email or call 252.259.0763 and I'll provide the payment information.

We'll also take names and contact information for a standby list in case we have cancellations.

Please read through our Rally for Checklist information, top tab, for complete details for what to bring for both bus and Rally.

Havelock Charter Bus UPDATE Seat Availability

We have 18 seats paid, four pending, for a total of 22.

There are no other bus options close to the 28560 zip code. I can push back paying the charter company for a few days, but we need to have everything wrapped up by the end of this week.

Please forward this blog link -- or the email we sent out if you're on our list -- and help us make this happen.

Havelock Bus to Restoring Honor Rally -- $75 Roundtrip

The bus will leave the Westbrook Shopping Center (Havelock) at 12:15 a.m. Saturday morning, arriving DC at approximately 9 a.m. for the 10 a.m. Rally. Bus will depart DC at 5 p.m. and arrive in Havelock at 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

Charter bus will accommodate 55 passengers and includes: reclining seats with pull-down footrest, air conditioning, tinted windows, bathroom, and DVD player with six overhead monitors.

Roundtrip cost per person will be $75.00 and payment must be received no later than Wednesday, August 18.

Patriots 28560 reserves the right to cancel this charter if seats are not filled. Payment will be fully refunded in the event of cancellation.

Email Patriots28560@gmail.com or call 252.259.0763 to reserve your seat. Call for mailing address if you choose to pay by check. PayPal option also available.

Please read and print the Checklist for Rally -- tab next to Restoring Honor, above.